Preoperative nodal staging of non-small cell lung cancer using 99mTc-sestamibi spect/ct imaging

Preoperative nodal staging of non-small cell lung cancer using 99mTc-sestamibi spect/ct imaging

OBJECTIVES: The proper nodal staging of non-small cell lung cancer is important for choosing the best treatment modality. Although computed tomography remains the first-line imaging test for the primary staging of lung cancer, its limitations for mediastinum nodal staging are well known. The aim of...

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Main Authors: Juliana Muniz Miziara, Euclides Timóteo da Rocha, José Elias Abrão Miziara, Gustavo Fabene Garcia, Maria Izilda Previato Simões, Marco Antônio Lopes, Lígia Maria Kerr, Carlos Alberto Buchpiguel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2011-01-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Lung cancer
Lymph nodes
MIBI
Single-photon emission computed tomography
Functional imaging
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322011001100009

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